2017 Domaine Bruno Clair Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru [D95][V93-95][BH93][JM93-96] WINE

Producer: Domaine Bruno Clair  
Region: Gevrey Chambertin, Burgundy, France  
Varietal: Pinot Noir  
Year: 2017  

Decanter, 95 Points 

“Bruno Clair owns 1ha of Clos de Bèze, which is quite a lot given how extensive Pierre Damoy’s holdings are in the grand cru. This is a comparatively subtle, gentle wine rather than a late-picked blockbuster, with attractive 40% new wood, some chalky zip and nuanced red fruit sweetness.” 

Vinous, 93-95 Points 

“The 2017 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru has a well-defined bouquet of broody black fruit (like the Clos Saint-Jacques) and traces of the sea – kelp and estuary mud flats – loitering in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannin. This is very well balanced, displaying impressive substance, sea-salt-lacquered black fruit and a tangy, very mineral-driven finish that fans out beautifully. Superb.” 

Burghound, 93 Points 

“An overtly floral, more elegant and airier nose displays a striking array of spice elements on the red and dark currant, herbal tea, earth and lavender scents. Here too the mouthfeel of the larger-scaled flavors is quite sophisticated while displaying plenty of punch on the youthfully austere finale that also flashes a touch of bitter fruit pit character. Lovely stuff.” 

Jasper Morris, 93-96 Points 

“Medium depth of colour, very graceful nose with fair depth of fruit. It is on the palate that we start to see the real detail, sweetly ripe fruit with alpine strawberries, a fine sense of delicacy, medium density and certainly some length. Tasted: November 2018.”

Alcohol: 13% 

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